The Cayman GT4 Clubsport is a much lighter, faster and stronger version of the Stuttgart-based automaker's outstanding mid-engine sports car.

By less we mean weight, or any other non-essential items that get in the way of faster lap times - or MUCH quicker trips to the grocery store, if you want to bend the limits of the law.

The Cayman GT4 Clubsport is a much lighter, faster and stronger version of the Stuttgart-based automaker's outstanding mid-engine sports car.

Less of a good thing is even better, if it's a Porsche Cayman.

(Nick Kurczewski)

If you've ever driven a Cayman, you know that it's steering is without peer, the car literally feels like it's hardwired to every inch of the road. Now, take the Cayman and trim weight down to 2,866 lbs. - partly thanks to a stripped out interior with only room for the driver - and snag the suspension from a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racecar.

Add some massive steel brakes, an ultra-quick PDK transmission, and ground-hugging aerodynamics to keep this Cayman pinned to the asphalt. The 3.8-liter six-cylinder is rated at 380-horsepower, which is the same as the regular Cayman. We guess we can live with that.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is not that Porsche built such a track-focused racing machine, it's the fact that the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is a relative bargain.

(Nick Kurczewski)

Perhaps the biggest surprise is not that Porsche built such a track-focused racing machine, it's the fact that the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is a relative bargain (at least in the racing world). The car stickers at $165,000, which is hardly chump change, though it's a huge deal compared to many other factory-built, homologated racing cars out there.

As you probably suspected, the catch is that this Porsche is only legal to drive on a track.